Events

Tuesday, October 30

Swaner is excited to announce that it will be selling tickets to Park City Mountain Resort for its Benefit Days. Tickets are $25 dollars each. Maximum of 4 tickets per person and you can only get tickets in person. Tickets go on sale on Oct. 15 and will continue to sell until there are no more. The proceeds made will be used to support more community education programs. For more information, please call 435-649-1767 x 0 or swanerecocenter@usu.edu

By Megan Mitchell. Fences, doors and windows indicate an intersection between inside and outside, public and private. These porous boundaries provide enclosure while also allowing access to an outside world. I am drawn to these divisions in space both as aesthetic and metaphorical objects. They are the point of departure for an exploration of the intersection between real and imagined worlds. 'Landscape and Lace: Cache Valley' juxtaposes the structural framework of a fence with a landscape inspired by Cache Valley. My intention is to provide a sense of both containment and spaciousness. The piece also contains a decorative element which is derived from a sample of lace. I use this pattern to further the dialog between inner and outer spaces.

Good Neighbors by Todd Hayes features a seven-foot-tall wooden fence enclosing a seven-by-twelve foot plot. After a futile search for a gate, viewers peer through the small slit openings & spy a small porcelain house standing in a yard comprised of salt. The house is a mid-century ranch style house, exactly the kind that sprang up in suburban developments around the country after World War II. Though good fences may make good neighbors—as the saying goes—this fence completely cuts off any relationship to the outside world.

We are happy to announce our Milk Taste Test! It will be EVERY TUESDAY starting from July 31 and running until October 30, 2012. Our next Taste Test is Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. Since these taste tests will last 14 weeks, you can actually gain cash by returning to help us taste! How do we count: Come once = an Aggie Ice Cream Coupon; Come 5 times = $25; Come 10 times = $50. WHO CAN COME: - Regular consumer of 1%, 2% or skim milk; - Purchase milk more than TWICE per month; - Drink milk more than ONCE per week. START TIME: 10 a.m. till we have 120 people. WHERE: Aggie Ice Cream Building, Room 209. WHAT: UHT milk. WHY: We want to know HOW MUCH you like our milk. It will take you about 10 minutes to give us your feedback. Feel free to spread the words to your friends! Got questions? Contact: Food.Taste.USU@gmail.com or Vera @ 435-754-8570. We will see you there!

This exhibit will be shown in conjunction with the 11th Biennial Jack London Society Symposium held in Logan, Utah, and co-sponsored by the USU Department of English and the USU Libraries' Special Collections and Archives Division. The symposium is scheduled October 4-6, 2012, but this exhibit will be on display in the museum's Upstairs Gallery throughout the fall. Featuring majestic landscape photos by Ansel Adams and Brett Weston, the exhibit explores the rugged, historical, and dangerous qualities of the western world portrayed in Jack London's writing. Certain drawings and photographs in the exhibit will be on display in the museum for the first time, and they will help explore literary themes of naturalism, courage, modern American values, and man's precarious relationship to his natural environment.

Effective Coping - This workshop is designed to help students cope more effectively with the challenges of college life. Open to all students and staff, this workshop surveys common concerns and presenting issues, as well as a model for reviewing thoughts, feelings and needs. It also provides practice for value clarification and basic behavior change to help students cope. Participants will be encouraged to read brief articles and keep a one page journal of change.
By attending CAPS workshops you will be exposed to a variety of skills to help improve your quality of life and relationships. You are welcome to attend all the workshops or pick and choose the ones that you are most interested in. Workshops are FREE and will be held in the Taggart Student Center room 310 or 310B. Seating is limited. Contact us at 797-1012 or stop by TSC 306 to reserve your seat.

Dr. Bruce Bugbee, professor of crop physiology in the Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate, will discuss "Effective and Responsible Citation Analysis." Citation metrics are being increasingly used by faculty to make their case for promotion. Because these data are easy to access on-line, they are also frequently used by reviewers to evaluate research accomplishments. Like any statistical procedure, citation metrics can be used and interpreted appropriately or inappropriately. This seminar will review common citation metrics (h-index, g-index, and variations) and discuss effective and responsible ways to use them to make a case for promotion. Given the variation among disciplines in citation metrics, the responsible interpretation of the data will also be discussed.

Relaxation - This is a very stressful time to be a college student for many reasons. To be successful, students need well developed skills to manage their stress in addition to just taking time to relax. In this workshop, you will learn some basic ideas about taking care of yourself and specific exercises you can practice to reduce the wear and tear that stress has on your mind and body. You will have the opportunity to experience these exercises as part of this workshop as well as discuss ways to integrate these techniques into your daily life.
Seating is limited. Contact us at 797-1012 or stop by TSC 306 to reserve your seat.

Dr. Hess, the assistant state veterinarian of Utah, will be speaking to the USU Pre-Vet Club at 6 p.m. on Oct. 30 at the ATRC (South Farm). There will be a carpool at 5:30, leaving the Vet Science Building at 5:45. Dr. Hess will be speaking about avian medicine, government options for veterinarians, and emergency preparedness.

Annual Halloween Art Auction sponsored by the USU Art Guild will feature donated works by USU professors and students. It is also a great chance to get art supplies. Costume contest, food, and entertainment will ensue.

Come stitch and snack with the USU Yarncraft Guild! We welcome knitters, crocheters and anyone interested in learning to do either - we have supplies for you to come learn. Join our group, and help in keeping the awesome tradition of knitting and crocheting alive!

Delta Sigma Phi is bringing back the Haunted House this Halloween. Are you up for a good scare? Come and support this philanthropic event. All proceeds go to the American Red Cross and SNAC.
Location: 837 N 800 E, Logan. (Fraternity house right in front of the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum)

Want to learn more about God? Come join us for fun, fellowship and weekly bible studies. We meet every Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. in the TSC Hub. This semester we will be focusing on The Sermon on the Mount and applying God's word to our lives. Bring your bibles and a seeking heart for HIM!!!